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Hay-starved Prairies fertile ground for online scammers

At least $64,000 lost in Alberta alone, RCMP says

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News October 15, 2021

High demand, scarce supplies and rising prices for hay and other feeds due to this summer’s drought on the Prairies have made a market for online scammers, RCMP warn. The urgency driving such transactions may cause ranchers, farmers and farm workers to make purchases “without taking time to properly verify or research production sources,” Alberta

Crops

Manitoba crop conference recovers allegedly phished funds

Court order frees event organizers' money from frozen account

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff February 4, 2021

The organizers of one of the last big Prairie farm events held before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic have recovered funds temporarily lost to an alleged phishing scam. The CropConnect Conference — an annual crop production and farm management conference co-organized by Manitoba grain, oilseed and pulse grower groups — has received back almost

Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou arrives at court in Vancouver on Nov. 23, 2020. (File photo: Reuters/Jennifer Gauthier)

Crops

U.S. in talks with Huawei exec on resolving criminal charges, source says

'This would be a great way to end this nightmare'

By GFM Network News December 4, 2020

Reuters — U.S. prosecutors are discussing a deal with lawyers for Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou to resolve criminal charges against her, a person familiar with the matter said, signaling a potential end to a case that has strained ties between the U.S., China and Canada. Negotiations between Meng’s attorneys and the U.S. Justice

(Noel Hendrickson/DigitalVision/Getty Images)

Op/Ed, Other

Don’t be fooled by the COVID-19 cons

Opinion | Tough times always mean more food fraud and COVID-19 will be no exception

By Sylvain Charlebois June 29, 2020

When costs rise, most food companies adjust. Safe, fair, and sustainable business practices are always a priority in this sector. Regrettably though, it is not always the case. Several food science experts believe that an increase in food fraud is inevitable due to COVID-19. The Food Authenticity Network Advisory Board, which includes over 1,500 food

Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou leaves B.C. Supreme Court on a lunch break during her extradition hearing in Vancouver on Jan. 22, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Jennifer Gauthier)

Crops

Huawei executive loses key court argument in fight against extradition

By GFM Network News May 27, 2020

Toronto/Vancouver | Reuters — Huawei’s chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou has lost a key aspect of the trial on her extradition to the United States, a Canadian court announced on Wednesday. Meng, a Chinese citizen, was arrested in December 2018 in Vancouver on a warrant issued by U.S. authorities, who accuse her of bank fraud

Other, Our History

Sandison Farm nabs attention of Scotland Yard

Our History: December 1890

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 19, 2018

The December 1890 issue of the Nor-West Farmer and Miller contained a glowing, two-page-plus report on the success of the Sandison Farm near Brandon, including renderings such as the threshing crew shown here. It had “within the last four years, expanded from a moderate beginning to a size hitherto unapproached in this province.” That year

Local news, Other

RCMP emphasize fraud prevention measures

By Rcmp Release September 27, 2017

Numerous types of scams and frauds operating on global, national, and local levels undermine the confidence of Manitobans by stealing their hard-earned money. These crimes are often borderless and have no specific target demographic group. Over the past several months, the RCMP have received several reports from residents who have had money withdrawn from their

Crops, Forages, Markets

Arrest made in alleged Alberta hay fraud

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 23, 2015

A Lethbridge businessman is due in court next month to answer to charges that a Taber, Alta.-area farm business was defrauded out of six figures’ worth of hay. The Taber Police Service said Friday it had completed a “lengthy investigation” into allegations of fraud in which hay was obtained “under false pretenses” from a local

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Tag Archives Fraud

Hay-starved Prairies fertile ground for online scammers

Manitoba crop conference recovers allegedly phished funds

U.S. in talks with Huawei exec on resolving criminal charges, source says

Don’t be fooled by the COVID-19 cons

Huawei executive loses key court argument in fight against extradition

Sandison Farm nabs attention of Scotland Yard

RCMP emphasize fraud prevention measures

Arrest made in alleged Alberta hay fraud

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